Master painter M F Husain has joined the million-dollar club with one of his paintings on slain theatre artist Safdar Hashmi going under the hammer for over $1 million.
Yes, in India he is the most controversial person in the Art Field.
An unidentified art collector went past the keenly fought bidding at an auction organised by Emami Chisel Art Auction House in Kolkata on Saturday evening to bag 'Tribute to Hashmi' for $10.38 lakh (approx Rs 4.4 crore).
Incidentally, this was the first painting of an Indian artist to cross the Rs ten lakh mark in 1987.
The same bidder also added Tyeb Mehta's Kali-III to his collection for the same amount. Mehta's painting had the highest reserve price of Rs 2.5 crore for the bidding.
Out of the 89 works by 70 artists, only ten works remained unsold while organisers fetched about Rs 24 crore from the bidding which was both on floor and online.
Anyways Hussain who is now living in Dubai its a great moment for him, atleast.
--Jassi
Besides works of Husain and Mehta, pioneering painters F N Souza and J Swaminathan also fetched over Rs one crore for their paintings.
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